Cal Water’s King City District donates $37,000 in community support
KING CITY — California Water Service’s King City District donated more than $37,000 to local community organizations in 2020 as part of its ongoing commitment to improving the quality of life in the communities it serves.
The contributions went to organizations that provide assistance for...
Taking the vaccine into the fields to help vulnerable farmworkers
CALIFORNIA — Before state officials announced that 40% of California's new vaccine doses would go to low-income communities, leaders were struggling to make good on promises to prioritize vulnerable Californians in the vaccine rollout.
As my colleague Miriam Jordan recently wrote, farmworkers were among those...
Sol Treasures buys Broadway Street building
KING CITY — The Broadway Street location occupied by Sol Treasures for the past 13 years is no longer being rented by the arts center — it now belongs to the organization, board members recently announced.
With the property under control of Sol Treasures, the...
Fully vaccinated people can have small gatherings indoors, CDC says
UNITED STATES — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued long-awaited guidance to Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19, freeing them to take some liberties that the unvaccinated should not, including gathering indoors with others who are fully vaccinated without precautions while...
King City man arrested for vandalizing Wells Fargo bank
KING CITY — A 33-year-old man from King City has been arrested for vandalism after police said he broke the front window to the local Wells Fargo bank.
According to the King City Police Department, on Feb. 21 at about 11:15 a.m., officers responded to...
Salinas Valley News Briefs | March 8, 2021
CENTENNIAL CRUISE
SOLEDAD — A Centennial Car Parade is planned for March 9 at 5 p.m. along West Street to celebrate Soledad’s 100th anniversary, hosted by the City of Soledad and the Front Street group. The parade will use the same route as Front Street’s...
Fauci warns U.S. could be headed for another virus spike
UNITED STATES — States have continued steadily lifting restrictions, despite warnings from top federal health officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci that new coronavirus cases in the United States have plateaued at a very high level after their drastic drop has stalled and that the...
King City FFA students host caravan parade in lieu of annual donkey basketball
KING CITY — An FFA caravan hit Broadway Street last Wednesday as part of the FFA Week lineup for the Future Farmers of America at King City High School.
The caravan had 35 vehicles, including diesel trucks from L.A. Hearne and Bassetti Farms, which blew...
California amusement parks allowed to reopen in red tier starting next month
CALIFORNIA — Outdoor amusement parks in California counties in the red tier of the state’s Covid-19 reopening plan will be allowed to welcome back customers next month, the California Department of Public Health announced Friday afternoon.
Live outdoor sporting events and performances will, too, be...
U.S. averaging 2 million vaccine doses administered per day
UNITED STATES — The average number of vaccine doses being administered across the United States per day topped 2 million for the first time Wednesday, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A month ago, the average was about 1.3...
